Roman Catholic Diocese of Cloyne, County Cork, Ireland.
Mass Times: Sundays Saturday Vigil 6.10pm Sunday Morning 8am, 10am and Noon Weekdays: Monday to Saturday 10am; Wednesday and Friday 7.30pm (all the Masses are celebrated without congregation and televised). Night Prayer every night at 8pm (televised) The Church will…
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Funerals —The following arrangements apply to funerals in the parish during Level 5: the priests cannot lead prayers in houses or funeral homes, the number attending the Funeral Mass is limited to 25 and the congregation cannot receive Holy Communion….
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Sunday 15th, St. Albert the Great, bishop and doctor of the Church, Patron Saint of Scientists; Monday 16th, St Margaret of Scotland (1045-1093) helped the work of reform in the Church; St. Gertrude (1256-1302) a Benedictine nun. From the age…
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Pope’s Intentions for November: Universal prayer intention: Artificial Intelligence. “We pray that the progress of robotics and artificial intelligence may always serve humankind.”
If you are an older person and would like someone to talk to, particularly since Covid-19, consider phoning SeniorLine. We are Ireland’s national confidential service for older people. We are open every day of the year from 10am-10pm. We are…
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The envelopes for the Holy Souls containing the sheet for the names of the deceased you wish to pray for are at the back of the church. They may be returned through the parish office or any of the priests’…
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From the National Vocations Director: “Well done, good and faithful servant…” How are you called to use your talents? Perhaps Christ is inviting you to use your talents in faithful service as a priest or consecrated religious? Speak to your…
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Since it was announced that Joe Biden had passed the 270 electoral college votes necessary to win the presidential election in the United States there have been a number of times when he has spoken in public about what his…
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Mass Times Sundays Saturday Vigil 6.10pm Sunday Morning 8am, 10am and Noon Weekdays: Monday to Saturday 10am; Wednesday and Friday 7.30pm (all the Masses are celebrated without congregation and televised) Night Prayer every night at 8pm (televised) ‘Prayers for our…
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Funerals —The following arrangements apply to funerals in the parish during Level 5: the priests cannot lead prayers in houses or funeral homes, the number attending the Funeral Mass is limited to 25 and the congregation cannot receive Holy Communion….
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Monday 9th, Feast of the Basilica of St. John Lateran — the Pope’s Cathedral and known as the Mother of all Churches. Tuesday 10th St Leo the Great, died in 461, taught the two natures, divine and human, of Christ;…
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Pope’s Intentions for November: Universal prayer intention: Artificial Intelligence. “We pray that the progress of robotics and artificial intelligence may always serve humankind.”
The envelopes for the Holy Souls containing the sheet for the names of the deceased you wish to pray for are at the back of the church. They may be returned through the parish office or any of the priests’…
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Because of Covid-19, by special mandate of Pope Francis, the Apostolic Penitentiary released last Friday some changes to the normal practice for indulgences for Holy Souls. Plenary Indulgence during the month of November — Due to the coronavirus pandemic and…
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“Bible Corner” — Recently I recommended that if you were beginning to explore the Bible you should take one book from the Old, one from the New and one Psalm a day that you could use as a prayer. The…
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